Alaska Stories

Michelle Peters

See Alaska’s Big Five: Brown Bear, Moose, Gray Wolf, Caribou & Dall Sheep

There’s a new “Big Five” in town. Well, in Alaska, that is. Go beyond the famous quintuplet of creatures found on an African safari and head north, instead,...

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WWF

Go Big or Go Home: My First Brown Bear Encounter

In Alaska, there is an incredibly remote and breathtakingly beautiful place where the brown bears gather in mass, the salmon fill the pristine rivers and...

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Jennie Lay

Petitioning for Pebble

Now is the critical moment to sign on and support Bristol Bay conservation…again The final battle is intensifying in an epic three-decade struggle between an...

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Cathy Brown

Conservation Win: Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 Canceled

Nature and wildlife lovers can all breathe a little easier now. The Biden administration has announced it is canceling a proposed oil and gas lease sale in...

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Madison Mitchell

Protecting Alaska: Ecosystem, Economy, and Bear Tourism

Alaska is home to the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run, all three species of American wild bears, and some of North America’s largest peaks. The...

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WWF

Species Spotlight: Orca

One of the most powerful marine predators, the orca, grows up to 32 feet in length—about the size of a school bus—and can weigh up to 6 tons. Though the...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Natural Habitat Adventures Introduces Alaska Bear Camp

A 5-day immersion with brown bears from a private fly-in wilderness camp offering rustic luxury and total solitude Natural Habitat Adventures is introducing...

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Emily Goodheart

Fishing from the Falls: Our Best Grizzly Shots from Top Photographers

Encounter Alaska's giant grizzlies on Bears of Brooks Falls Photo Expedition. You'll photograph these enormous brown bears in the golden glow of autumn as...

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Elissa Poma

10 Facts About Sea Otters

From a distance, the line of black bobbing forms in the waters just off the coast of Alaska look like flotsam, or driftwood entangled in kelp. But upon closer...

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WWF

Watch: Sunset on Hallo Bay

It has been a little less than a year since WWF's Mac Mirabile journeyed to Alaska's Katmai National Park to witness the world's greatest brown bear habitat....

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Home on the Natural Habitat Ursus

Home is a funny word. Most of us have a home we wake up in every morning; we might linger in the warm sheets on those frosty mornings, relish the smell of...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Memories of Alaska

Our two-week adventure began as we met our guide, Mike Hillman, and our 12 traveling companions. As we drove, we got to know our newfound friends and our...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: A River Walk at Brooks Falls

"Our best moment of the trip was when our group went on a river walk with our Expedition Leader at Brooks Falls. We were able to get up close and personal...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Seasoned Travelers Fulfill Dreams of Seeing Alaska’s Fishing Grizzlies

"This was our seventh trip with Nat Hab. Our remote location and the proximity to the bears made it one of the most memorable. When we stepped onto Katmai's...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: 3 Highlights from an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

You think you know. You think you know how big and grand Alaska is before you go. It is jaw-droppingly huge and beautiful and fierce all at the same time. I...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Is Affecting Alaska’s Salmon—and Its Bears

Katmai National Park is a realm of untrammeled rivers, pristine streams and clear lakes. The park and the greater Alaska Peninsula are part of the Bristol Bay...

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Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Catch of the Day

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a grizzly feeding on salmon in Alaska....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fat Is Good at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Every summer, from about mid-June to mid-October, the grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are featured in a live-cam...

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